Trumpet - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtrʌmpɪt|  American pronunciation of the word trumpet
Brit.  |ˈtrʌmpɪt|  British pronunciation of the word trumpet

noun

- a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves (syn: cornet, horn, trump)

verb

- proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty
- play or blow on the trumpet
- utter in trumpet-like sounds
Elephants are trumpeting

Extra examples

He likes to trumpet his own achievements.

The law was trumpeted as a solution to everything.

The seamen trumpeted back in reply.

They trumpeted the story all over the town.

They are proudly trumpeting the fact that they are creating more jobs.

Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty

Elephants are trumpeting

The call of a trumpet

I'm late for trumpet practice.

...covered with trumpet vines so rank you couldn't see the trellis beneath them...

The trumpet player performed an improvised solo.

...I was practicing my trumpet at three in the morning when the mute fell out, and I managed to wake everyone up....

He sometimes whoops like a speaking trumpet.

Dave spent the whole evening blowing his own trumpet.

An elderly man puffed on a trumpet to the accompaniment of drums and piano.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: trumpet
he/she/it: trumpets
present participle: trumpeting
past tense: trumpeted
past participle: trumpeted
noun
singular: trumpet
plural: trumpets
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